I just finished reading Couples Who Pray
by Squire Rushnell and Louise DuArt. In summary…
by Squire Rushnell and Louise DuArt. In summary… “In this entertaining, highly readable book, couples learn that a fabulous marriage can be the outcome of learning to pray together, causing a 20 to 30 percent increase in romance, conversation and happiness. Best-selling author Squire Rushnell and his wife, entertainer and talk show host Louise DuArt, take readers step by step through The 40 Day Prayer Challenge™ in which couples commit to praying together five minutes a day for forty days. Backed by compelling research from Baylor University and Gallup Poll, the true-life experiences of 24 test couples, including Denzel and Pauletta Washington, Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford, Donna Summer and Bruce Sudano, Scott and Tracie Hamilton, reveal that daily prayer is a “life changing experience” in which most couples report positive outcomes in less than two weeks.”
I’ve felt challenged lately to increase our prayer time together, so that’s why I chose to read this book. I was hoping to like it a little more than I did. I do love how it encourages couples to take on a 40 day prayer challenge, and I also found encouragement as I read the MANY stories of the power of prayer.
In short, I feel like this is a good book for couples who are just starting out praying together. However, for couples who are already praying together, this book merely reinforces that act through the testimonies of others. I would have liked to see more Bible study and more step-by-steps that the book cover advertises. And although I certainly believe in the power of prayer and the intimacy it creates between couples, I think we have to be careful not to paint a Cinderella story that everything will go our way and we will be blessed to the hilt simply by praying together for 5 minutes a day. Out of 5 stars, I give this book 3.
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